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HoloLens from above, showing the visor and the headband. Esy Casey Microsoft has won a $ 480 million contract to develop an augmented reality system for use in combat and military training for the US Army. Called Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), formerly Heads Up Display (HUD) 3.0, the goal of the project is to […]